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checkerboard

[chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
NOUN
check
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Sliding on my flip-flops, braiding my frizzy hair, tucking the postcards into my black-and-white checkerboard purse and squeezing into the backseat between Emma and Andre—even that made sense.

From Literature

Natalie had spent hours turning the crinkly checkerboard wrappers from food trucks into Mariposa money.

From Literature

But to try one of Vancouver’s most beloved Chinese restaurants, make for Chinatown BBQ, where the checkerboard floors and hanging meat evoke a classic Cantonese chopshop.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside the hotel was Greenbrier Avenue, with its black and white floor tiles forming a checkerboard, as well as columns and a center sitting area.

From Literature

For added whimsy, the tree is the centerpiece of an “Alice in Wonderland”-style checkerboard of tile and grass.

From MarketWatch